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Test Form No. 586 NM 12

Directions : In questions no. 1 to 10, some parts of the
sentences have errors and some are correct. Find out which part of a sentence
has an error and mark your answer (A, B, or C) in theAnswer Sheet. If a sentence is free from
error, your answer is (D).

1.He
has not only involved (A)/ in her kidnapping (b) / but also in her murder. (C) / No error (D)

2.The
two last (A) / chapters of the book (b) / are very interesting. (C) / No error
(D)

3.Never before
in the history of the world (A) / such a thing has happened, (b) / I don’t
think that it will ever happen again. (C) / No error (D)

4.The
Church Father emphasized (A) / that it is the duty (b) / laid on all Christians to love each
other (C) / No error (D)

5.Never
I have listened to such beautiful music (A) / as the piece we heard (b) / on
the radio last night. (C) / No error (D)

6.
No one in the class (A) / is as intelligent (b) / as Ajay is. (C) / No error
(D)

10.If
I were (A) / in his shoes (b) / I would die with shame. (C) / No error (D)

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 380 ]

Directions : In questions no. 11 to 20, sentences are
given with blanks to be filled in
with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question.
Choose the correct alternative out of the four and indicate it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 270, 277 ]

11.Priya
is not ………… for this kind of a job.

(A)cut in(B)cut
up

(C)cut through(D)cut
out

12.He left the book ……………… the telephone.

(A)around(B)beside

(C)besides(D)at

13.The
waiter took the plates ………. After we had finished eating.

(A)up(B)off

(C)away(D)out

14.It
is fourteen years since I …………… him.

(A)saw(B)have
seen

(C)did see(D)had
seen

15.It
is mainly due to their lethargy that the plan fell ……………….

(A)over(B)out

(C)through(D)off

16.She
had just ………….. down when the telephone rang.

(A)laid(B)lain

(C)lay(D)lie

17.This
building comprises ………… sixty rooms.

(A)off(B)to

(C)with(D)of

18.
My clothes are finer than ………………

(A)my friend(B)a
friend of mine

(C)my friends(D)friend
of mine

19.……………
is the way to public library?

(A)How(B)What

(C)Which(D)Where

20.You
will have to catch the morning flight, so you …………… better get ready.

(A)would(B)may

(C)should(D)had

Directions : In questions no. 21 to 25, out or the four
alternatives, choose the one which best
expresses the meaning of the given word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 20 ]

21.CANTANKEROUS

(A)Disrespectful(B)Noisy

(C)Quarrelsome(D)Rash

22.HOARD

(A)Destroy(B)Hide

(C)Store(D)Deceitful

23.SYNTHETIC

(A)Scientific(B)Fake

(C)Artificial(D)Superficial

24.EXCERPT

(A)Extract(B)Invitation

(C)Debate(D)Speech

25.ERADICATE

(A)Complicate(B)Indicate

(C)Dedicate(D)Eliminate

Directions : In questions no. 26 to 30, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given
word and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 61 ]

26.HINDRANCE

(A)Agreement(B)Cooperation

(C)Persuasion (D)Aid

27.Beautiful

(A)Ugly(B)Dark

(C)Rough(D)Dirty

28.ADEQUATE

(A)Profuse(B)Abounding

(C)Scanty(D)Abundant

29.PROHIBIT

(A)Accept(B)Permit

(C)Agree(D)Grant

30.MALICE

(A)Honour(B)Ecstasy

(C)Goodwill(D)Happiness

Directions : In questions no. 31 to 35, the first and the
last parts of the passages/sentences are numbered (1) and (6). The rest of the
passages/sentences is split into four parts and marked P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper
order. Read the passages/sentences carefully and find out which of the four
combinations is correct.

31.1Long, long, time ago

Pwho
lived with his virtuous wife

Qin
a country called Chinachinchoo

Rthere
ruled a noble king

Sand
seven daughters-

6pretty,
graceful and well-versed in fine arts.

(A)PSQR(B)QRPS

(C)RPQS(D)SQRP

32.1Those who

Pexpect
others

Qcannot
treat

Rshould
not

Sothers
well

6to
treat with them.

(A)QPRS(B)QSRP

(C)RPQS(D)SRQP

33.1When I reached my office

PTo
get home early

QI
phoned my mother

Rthat
I wouldn’t be able

Sto
tell her

6as
I had promised.

(A)PQRS(B)QSRP

(C)RPQS(D)QSPR

34.1The department has initiated steps

Pfrom
the corporate sector

Qto
evolve appropriate schemes

Rand
financial institutions for

Sfor
mobilizing investment

6the
development of wastelands.

(A)PRSQ(B)QPSR

(C)QSPR(D)RPSQ

35.1If

Pa
foreigner wishes to

Qlearn
standard English

Rlearn
English

She
will, of course,

(A)PQSR(B)PRQS

(C)PRSQ(D)SRQP

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 448 ]

Directions : In questions no. 36 to 40, four alternatives
are given for the Idiom/Phrase
underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the
meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source:
A Mirror of Idioms & Phrases by Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh]

36.I
trust you will bear with me a few minutes.

(A)have patience with

(B)support

(C)carry the burden for

(D)be in control for

37.Even
though the new clerk was given a difficult task, he remained as cool as a
cucumber.

(A)not nervous or emotional

(B)caught cold

(C)was happy(D)was
scared

38.The
traffic come to a standstill after the heavy downpour of rain.

(A)a complete halt

(B)an accident spot

(C)a diversion(D)a
confused disorder

39.Let
us have a heart to heart talk to solve this problem.

(A)good talk(B)emotional
talk

(C)frank talk(D)loving
talk

40.Every
political party is at present playing to the gallery.

(A)adopting cheap tactics

(B)befooling the common man

(C)fighting for votes

(D)appeasing the masses

Directions : In questions no. 41 to 50, a sentence / part
of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined
part at (A), (B) ,(C) which may improve
the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is
needed, your answer is (D) .

41.The
function of education is to create such human beings which are
integrated and therefore intelligent.

(A)who(B)that

(C)as(D)No
Improvement

42.The
boy which came to see me this morning had come from Agra.

(A)that(B)whom

(C)who(D)No
Improvement

43.The
partners swore from fighting again.

(A)not fighting again

(B)by not to fight again

(C)that they wouldn’t fight again

(D)No Improvement

44.He
has a house for letting.

(A)for letting out.(B)to let.

(C)to rent out.(D)No
Improvement

45.Please
remind me of posting this letters of my relatives.

(A)for posting(B)to
post

(C)by posting(D)No
Improvement

46.A
boy has been sunk in this river.

(A)drowned(B)immersed

(C)submerged(D)No
Improvement

47.His
manners indicate that he has no other intension than to steal his money.

(A)rather(B)except

(C)but(D)No
Improvement

48.No
king in that period was so intensely involved in the welfare of his people
as king Ashoka.

(A)Neither king(B)No
other king

(C)None of the kings

(D)No Improvement

49.When
we saw him last, he ran to catch a bus.

(A)was running(B)has
run

(C)had run(D)No
Improvement

50.He
insisted on he was innocent.

(A)insisted that(B)insisted
on that

(C)insists that(D)No
Improvement

[Source:
R.S. Aggrawal Objective General English. Page No. 407 ]

Directions: In question no 51 to 60, you have a passage
where some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives and mark
it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source: MB’s How to Solve, Page No. 63]

The League
of Nations was ….51…. in 1919. It becomes ineffective and the UNO began to …..52……
from October, 24th, 1945. The Second World War ……53…… in 1939. It
caused great ……54…… to human lives and properly. As a …..55…. of use of atom
bombs, many people were ….56….. and many others became ……..57…….. The world
leaders feared that another world war would ……58…… the entire world. It was a
question of the …..59….. of mankind. To ensure peace and …..60…. the world
leaders established a world organization, the UNO.

51.(A)created(B)formed

(C)made(D)opened

52.(A)start(B)operate

(C)function(D)commerce

53.(A)broke
in(B)broke out

(C)broke into(D)broke
up

54.(A)wastage(B)calamity

(C)loss(D)disturbance

55.(A)result(B)cause

(C)reason(D)matter

56.(A)destroyed(B)killed

(C)mutilated(D)disabled

57.(A)disabled(B)disadvantage

(C)unfit(D)handicapped

58.(A)perish(B)demolish

(C)jeopardize(D)destroy

59.(A)continuity(B)survival

(C)presence(D)existence

60.(A)tranquility(B)security

(C)safety(D)order

Directions : In questions no. 61 to 75, you have three
brief passages with 5 question following each passage. Read the passages
carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four
alternatives and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

[Source:
MB’s How to Solve, Page No. 19,25,29]

Passage I (Q. No. 61 to 65)

A little boy used to play in he shade
of a tree. One day boy sat leaning against its trunk; he cried and sighed, I am
hungry.

Eat my fruit said the kind tree. And it
bent down one of its branches. The little boy had his fill of the fruit and
felt satisfied.

Long years passed and the boy grew up.
Then once again he sat under the tree with a look of dejection and hopelessness.
What is it? the tree asked. My wedding day is barely a week away and I have
nowhere to live. Cut down my branches and built yourself a house, and the tree.
The young man set to work immediately.

Time passed and now the young man was a
sailor. And once again he sat under the tree with a look of remorse on his
face. It again asked what the matter was. He pleaded, “My Captain is cruel, so
to survive I must own a ship.”

Cut down my trunk and build a ship.

The sailor grew old but once again he
turned to the tree with a laden expression on his face. It was cold and the
sailor leaned on his stick trembling. “Make a fire of me”, said the stump of
the tree. It so on burnt in the fire softly humming a tune.

61.Define
the friendship that this story illustrates through tree.

(A)It was lifelong.

(B)It was unselfish.

(C)It was one sided.

(D)It was foolish.

62.What
is meant by “set to work immediately”?

(A)He made a house immediately.

(B)He started work immediately.

(C)He began to cut down branches immediately.

(D)He got his work immediately.

63.In
general, man in this story is

(A)usually greedy

(B)overburdened with difficulties of life

(C)selfish and always demanding

(D)very intelligent

64.The
main qualities of two characters in his story are

(A)both are foolish

(B)one is intelligent, another is foolish

(C)both of them are intelligent

(D)one is demanding another is full of mercy.

65.The
last sentence of the passage means

(A)Every tree sings when it is burnt.

(B)It felt the maximum pleasure when suffering
for the happiness of others.

(C)The tree was foolish and never felt any pain.

(D)it tried to forget its pain humming.

Passage
II (Q. No. 66 to 70)

The achievement of science in the
twentieth century has been very great. Its influence can be felt in every
sphere of life. From the small pins and needles to the huge iron sheets and
joints, most of the things we require for our everyday use, come out of
factories where scientific principles are utilized for practical ends. Science
has enabled man to bring forces of nature under control and to use them for his
own advantage. It has brought the distant parts of the world close together.
Our knowledge of the universe has been much widened on account of the untiring
efforts of the astronomers like Jeans and Eddinton. Remarkable course of human
disease have been possible owing to the discovery of some wonderful medicines.

66.The main idea of the passage is

(A)the impact of science can be left in every
sphere of life

(B)Science is an anathema

(C)Nothing is beyond the purview of science

(D)science can cork miracles

67.The
mode of approach is

(A)logical

(B)anatomical

(C)descriptive

(D)expository

68.What
has enabled man to harness the forces of nature to the advantage of mankind?

(A)arts

(B)oratory

(C)bravery

(D)science

69.Science
has proved a great boon for

(A)scientists

(B)artists

(C)explorers

(D)mankind

70.The
most appropriate title for the passage will be

(A)Science is a curse

(B)Science, a great boon

(C)Achievements of science

(D)None of these

Passage III (Q. No. 71 to 75)

Among the natural resources which
can be called upon in national plan for development, possibly the most
important is human labor. Without productive labor force, including effective
leadership and intelligent middle management, no amount of foreign assistance
of natural wealth can ensure successful development and modernization. One
essential factor is usually overlooked or ignored. The forgotten factor is the
role of women. Development will be handicapped as long as women remain
second-class citizens, uneducated, without any voice in family or community
decisions, without legal or economic status, married when they are still
practically children, and thenceforth producing one baby after another, often
only to see half of them die before they are of school age. We can enhance
development by improving womanpower, by giving women opportunity to develop
themselves.

71.The
most important natural resourcefor
national development is

(A)human labor

(B)effective leadership

(C)intelligent middle management

(D)foreign assistance

72.Human
power means

(A)Only men

(B)only women

(C)people including children

(D)both men and women

73.the
ignored and overlooked factor in the development of the nation is

(A)role of women

(B)role of middle management

(C)role of child labor

(D)role of foreign assistance

74.Women
have hardly

(A)any voice in family or community decisions

(B)any economic or legal status

(C)any voice in family or community decision or
legal or community decision or legal or economic status

(D)any voice to decide about themselves

75.Women
power is

(A)an essential power in the development of the nation

(B)an essential power in child production

(C)an essential power in marriages

(D)an essential power in the death of children

Directions: In question no 76 to 85 a sentence has been
given in direct / indirect. Out of
the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same
sentence in direct / indirect and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

76.Saraswati
says,” I like sweets.”

(A)Saraswati says that I like sweets.

(B)Saraswati says that She likes sweets.

(C)Saraswati says that Me like sweets.

(D)Sawaswati says that she liked sweets.

77.Hemant
will say,” I go to school regularly.”

(A)Hemant will say that I went to school regularly.

(B)Hemant will say that he went to school
regularly.

(C)Hemant would say that he go to school
regularly.

(D)Hemant will say that he goes to school
regularly.

78.Ramu
said, “ My son is a doctor.”

(A)Ramu said that his son was a doctor.

(B)Ramu said that his son is a doctor.

(C)Ramu told that his son was a doctor.

(D)Ramu said that my son was a doctor.

79.Seetha
said,” They do this weekly.”

(A)Seetha said that they do that weekly.

(B)Seetha said that they did this weekly.

(C)Seetha said that they done this weekly.

(D)Seetha said that they did that weekly.

80.Teacher
said,” I teach you all subjects.”

(A)Teacher said that I teach you all subjects.

(B)Teacher said that he teach you all subjects.

(C)Teacher said that he taught you all subjects.

(D)Teacher said that I taught you all subjects.

81.Monu
said to Sonu,” Where is my shirt?”

(A)Monu said to Sonu where his shirt was.

(B)Monu asked Sonu where his shirt was.

(C)Monu told Sonu where was his shirt.

(D)Monu asked Sonu that where his shirt was.

82.PM
says to CM, ”What do you know about politics?”

(A)PM asks CM that what did he knew about
politics?

(B)CM asks PM what he knows about politics.

(C)PM asked CM what he knew about politics.

(D)PM asks CM what he knows about politics.

83.The
Passenger said to the shopkeeper,” Where is the way?”

(A)The passenger asked the shopkeeper where was
the way.

(B)The shopkeeper asked the passenger where the
way was.

(C)The passenger asked the shopkeeper where the
way was.

(D)The passenger asked the that where the way was.

84.Mother
said to her baby,” This is your first book.”

(A)Mother said to her baby that this was his
first book.

(B)Mother told her baby that that was his first
book.

(C)Mother told her baby that was his first book.

(D)Mother tells her baby that was his first book.

85.A
saint says, ”The Earth moves round the Sun.”

(A)A saint tells that the Earth moves round the
Sun.

(B)The saint says the Earth moves round the Sun.

(C)The saint says that the Sun moves round the Earth.

(D)The saint says that the Earth moves round the
Sun.

Directions: In question no 86 to 95 a sentence has been
given in active / passive voice. Out
of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the
same sentence in active / passive voice and mark your answer in the Answer
Sheet.

86.I
love my country.

(A)I loved my country.

(B)My country loved me.

(C)I am loved by my country.

(D)My country is loved by me.

87.We
elected him chairman.

(A)He was elected chairman by us.

(B)He is elected chairman by us.

(C)Chairman was elected by us to him.

(D)Election was held by chairman.

88.Robert
married Priyanka.

(A)Robert was married by Priyanka.

(B)Priyanka was married to Robert.

(C)Robert married with Priyanka

(D)Marriage was held between Robert and
Priyanka.

89.They
made me laugh.

(A)I was made laugh at them.

(B)I was made to laugh by them.

(C)They made me to laugh.

(D)They laughed at me.

90.Close
all the gate at once.

(A)You are ordered to close all the gate at
once.

(B)You are requested to close all the gates at
once.

(C)All the gates should be closed at once.

(D)One should close all the gates

91.Kindly
grant me a week’s leave.

(A)Your are requested to grant me a week’s
leave.

(B)You are requested to grant me a week’s leave.

(C)I am granted for a week’s leave.

(D)A week’s leave are granted to me kindly.

92.I
requested them not to make a noise.

(A)They were requested to not make a noise.

(B)They were requested not to make a noise.

(C)Noise was requested not to be made.

(D)They were prevented to make a noise.

93.There
is no time to lose.

(A)No time is to be lost there.

(B)There is no time to be lost.

(C)There is not time to be lost.

(D)There is not any time to be lost.

94.Man
makes machines.

(A)Machine makes man.

(B)Machines are made by man.

(C)Machines were made by man.

(D)Machines are being made by man.

95.They
say that might is right.

(A)They said that might is right.

(B)It is said that might is right.

(C)Might is right is said by them.

(D)Might is said to be right by them.

Directions: In question no 96 to 100, you have a passage
where some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and
choose the correct answer to each blank out of the four alternatives and mark
it in the Answer Sheet.

[Source: MB’s How to Solve, Page No. 74]

Reading books makes us healthy, wealthy
and ……96…… Books are the great ……97….. of human life and serve as a friend to
all. The world presented by books is far more ….98…. than the real world. In
reality reading books is a ……99….. escape from the dullness and drudgery of
life. It is an excellent diversion which all people can …..100….